Comments on: How to Choose a Host Without Getting Ripped-Off — 6 Practical “Rules of Thumb” to Remember. http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html by Lord Brar Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:50:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Aryabhatta http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-615 Aryabhatta Tue, 20 May 2008 09:22:42 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-615 I agree with the Lord, I have signed up yesterday and I like the easy and simplicity of use of the hostgator interface facilty. I also used the Jury code to get a month free. Thanks to the might lord for pointing out the coupon. I agree with the Lord, I have signed up yesterday and I like the easy and simplicity of use of the hostgator interface facilty. I also used the Jury code to get a month free. Thanks to the might lord for pointing out the coupon.

]]> By: Lord Brar http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-567 Lord Brar Mon, 12 May 2008 20:54:18 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-567 Thanks Art - I would love to visit London soon... just need to find a good excuse. Right now I will be going for ICANN Paris in June and spending some time in Sweden. =) But thanks for the offer and I will certainly keep it in mind. Thanks Art - I would love to visit London soon… just need to find a good excuse. Right now I will be going for ICANN Paris in June and spending some time in Sweden. =)

But thanks for the offer and I will certainly keep it in mind.

]]> By: ArtMS http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-566 ArtMS Mon, 12 May 2008 20:10:29 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-566 Sir Brar, i got to say i really like your answers and the best thing about them is that they are honest, i really appreciate your advise and you probably saved me over £100($200), i will use your link and purchase right now, i hope we can help you with something in the UK, if you require any sort of help here in London offline or online then please mail me and i will be sure to assist. p.s i heard you interview on cantgetrich again great honestly and dam i was surprised your only 22. Thanks Again Art Sir Brar, i got to say i really like your answers and the best thing about them is that they are honest, i really appreciate your advise and you probably saved me over £100($200), i will use your link and purchase right now, i hope we can help you with something in the UK, if you require any sort of help here in London offline or online then please mail me and i will be sure to assist.

p.s i heard you interview on cantgetrich again great honestly and dam i was surprised your only 22.

Thanks Again

Art

]]> By: Lord Brar http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-563 Lord Brar Mon, 12 May 2008 01:58:03 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-563 ArtMS - Some "SEO gurus" and clueless newbies dispensing advice at DigitalPoint and other webmaster forums say that it matters -- however, the best way to find out is to experiment yourself and see - I did and found it didn't really matter as they claimed. The reason why I put SEO gurus in quotes is because these people have nothing better to do than just talk about SEO and they make their money by making claims that may be half-true and keeping people in state of confusion. Probably to sell their own consulting? I used to lurk a lot on SitePoint, DigitalPoint etc. and guess what? Most of the advice was given by people who had no idea what they were talking about. And people who actually ranked high in search engines and made money, they usually are too busy experimenting with new things to spends hours and hours on some forum. Yes, the above was a rant. Hosting location is just one of the THOUSANDS OF FACTORS which Google takes in accounts when ranking. Your incoming links and on-page optimization matters far more than where you host your site. I don't have any of my sites hosted in India and still I have my sites ranked in Google India -- and that too for some very competitive terms related to Orkut, which is the largest social network in here. And that is just one example. So overall, it is not as big of a deal as some people try to make it -- so if I were you, I'd save money on hosting and spend that on marketing and advertising. Let me know if you have any questions. ArtMS - Some “SEO gurus” and clueless newbies dispensing advice at DigitalPoint and other webmaster forums say that it matters — however, the best way to find out is to experiment yourself and see - I did and found it didn’t really matter as they claimed.

The reason why I put SEO gurus in quotes is because these people have nothing better to do than just talk about SEO and they make their money by making claims that may be half-true and keeping people in state of confusion. Probably to sell their own consulting?

I used to lurk a lot on SitePoint, DigitalPoint etc. and guess what? Most of the advice was given by people who had no idea what they were talking about. And people who actually ranked high in search engines and made money, they usually are too busy experimenting with new things to spends hours and hours on some forum.

Yes, the above was a rant.

Hosting location is just one of the THOUSANDS OF FACTORS which Google takes in accounts when ranking. Your incoming links and on-page optimization matters far more than where you host your site.

I don’t have any of my sites hosted in India and still I have my sites ranked in Google India — and that too for some very competitive terms related to Orkut, which is the largest social network in here. And that is just one example.

So overall, it is not as big of a deal as some people try to make it — so if I were you, I’d save money on hosting and spend that on marketing and advertising.

Let me know if you have any questions.

]]> By: Can’t Get Rich Podcast - Episode 3 | Can’t Get Rich http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-562 Can’t Get Rich Podcast - Episode 3 | Can’t Get Rich Mon, 12 May 2008 01:45:47 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-562 [...] How to choose a webhost [...] [...] How to choose a webhost [...]

]]> By: ArtMS http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-560 ArtMS Mon, 12 May 2008 00:48:53 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-560 Hi Sir Brar, I like all i am reading about HG and i really want to sign up, my problem is i am based in the UK and i have been hearing stories that if you host on an American server, then you will have problems ranking in UK search results, at the same time i heard you can set your geo location at google webmaster, so that you can rank for your targeted market. Can you please try and clarify this for me as hosting in the UK is ridiculously high. Hi Sir Brar,

I like all i am reading about HG and i really want to sign up, my problem is i am based in the UK and i have been hearing stories that if you host on an American server, then you will have problems ranking in UK search results, at the same time i heard you can set your geo location at google webmaster, so that you can rank for your targeted market.

Can you please try and clarify this for me as hosting in the UK is ridiculously high.

]]> By: Switching Hosting Companies | AffiliateFrustration.com http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-543 Switching Hosting Companies | AffiliateFrustration.com Thu, 08 May 2008 22:20:39 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-543 [...] whole thing that got me even thinking about switching was this  HostGator Review on Lord Brar’s Domain Tips blog. Now I don’t by any means think that I’ve been [...] [...] whole thing that got me even thinking about switching was this  HostGator Review on Lord Brar’s Domain Tips blog. Now I don’t by any means think that I’ve been [...]

]]> By: HomerJ http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-453 HomerJ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:29:31 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-453 i started with HG, luckily. the main reason being - no contracts - and the ability to go month-to-month. they were one of the only hosts that i could find doing that a couple years back and as a noob it was a no brainer. i still recommend them to people, also because cpanel is such an easy non-technical interface and comes bundled with so many features and extra scripts. so yes, I concur! i started with HG, luckily. the main reason being - no contracts - and the ability to go month-to-month. they were one of the only hosts that i could find doing that a couple years back and as a noob it was a no brainer. i still recommend them to people, also because cpanel is such an easy non-technical interface and comes bundled with so many features and extra scripts. so yes, I concur!

]]> By: Art Deco http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-429 Art Deco Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:45:43 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-429 "A host has to be good at server management and not web-design" Agreed. HG's site looks like it was hit with the ugly stick, but so far they have done well for me. “A host has to be good at server management and not web-design” Agreed. HG’s site looks like it was hit with the ugly stick, but so far they have done well for me.

]]> By: Lord Brar http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-413 Lord Brar Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:07:31 +0000 http://domainingtips.com/web-hosting.html#comment-413 Chris -- I am not so sure about it. A host has to be good at server management and not web-design. Chris — I am not so sure about it. A host has to be good at server management and not web-design.

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